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Recognised as Colour

#BDD806

  • #BDD806
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#BDD806 is a yellow with RGB values 189, 216, 6 and HSL 68°, 95%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BDD806#BDD806
HEX#BDD806
RGBrgb(189, 216, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.8471, 0.0235
RGB percentages74.1%, 84.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(67.7, 94.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.7, 97.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK12.5%, 0%, 97.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,441,606
CSS custom property--colour: #BDD806;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#4227F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CC2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C9CBB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.7Yellow · ΔE 22.5Green yellow · ΔE 24.5Gold · ΔE 29.5Lawn green · ΔE 38.6Chartreuse · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2106D8
Analogous#D88A06, #54D806
Triadic#06BDD8, #D806BD
Split complementary#0654D8, #8A06D8
Tetradic#06D88A, #2106D8, #D80654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FDAD
Lighter +30%#EBFB7C
Lighter +20%#E3FA4A
Lighter +10%#DCF918
Darker −10%#92A605
Darker −20%#667503
Darker −30%#3B4302
Darker −40%#0F1200
More saturated +25%#C1DE00
Less saturated −25%#A8BC22

Channel breakdown

R189
G216
B6
Red189 (74.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue67.71°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G D8 · B 06

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